KEEP THE CEMETERY TIDY : When people are removing the Flowers or wreaths from graves in the cemetery, please ensure to take them away and bin them at home as there are no Bins on the cemetery and dumping in prohibited.

RECENT DEATH : The death occurred on Thursday last 23 of January Derek Light of Ballinanima. Derek who will be remembered as a very quite gentleman was born in England had spent many years in Australia before coming to Kilfinane to retire in Ballinanima. He is survived by his wife Maureen (nee O’Riordan), his sons, Glenn (Kilfinane) Brian and ......... daughters in law and grandchildren. He was reposed at McCarthy’s Funeral Home on Monday evening last 27 January before Removal to St. Andrew’s Church where the Requiem Mass was celebrated on Tuesday 28 January followed by burial in the local cemetery (May He Rest in Peace)

GRADUATION CONGRATULATIONS : Congratulations are extended to Aoife Lawlor (Lower Main Street) daughter of Noel and Noreen, who graduated on Tuesday 21 January at University Limerick. Aoife now has a degree of Batchelor of Science in Nursing (Mental Health) with second Class Honours Grade 11.

The second Draw will be held on today Thursday 30 January, Scoil Fhionain would like to Thank most sincerely all who supported the draw this year. Your continued support is greatly appreciated. Anyone wishing to join can contact Carmel in the school Tel: 063 91326.

SCOIL POL GIG ON THIS FRIDAY NIGHT : Scoil Kilfinane BEO Ireland GIG will be held on this Friday 31 January at 7.30pm in Scoil Pol (Extension). It features, A Minute to Midnight, The Fringe and Neil Hennessy. Entry on the night will be €5 and you will be automatically included into a Raffle on the night which consists of various prizes.

KILFINANE/COSHLEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY : The Society will be holding our Annual General Meeting on next Tuesday 4 February at 8 pm in Ballinvreena Community Centre . The Society are looking for new members to join. They hold meetings on the first Tuesday of the month. The society is open to everyone in the Coshlea area.

HILLSIDE PLAYERS BACK ON STAGE TONIGHT : After a very successful opening weekend The Hillside Players continue their show ‘Second Honeymoon’ by Sam Cree. this weekend from Thursday 30 of January to Sunday 2 of February in the Community Centre Ardpatrick. Curtain at 8pm sharp. Admission Adults €8 Students €3.

CANAVOUR PLAYERS OPENING TONIGHT: On this Thursday night 30 January The Canavour Players will present it’s production of ‘It’s The Real McCoy’. A comedy by Tommy Marren at Ballinvreena Community Hall until Sunday 2 February and from next Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 February each night at 8:30pm sharp. Admission is €8. See you at the show. This year a limited number of seats will be available for pre-booking. To book, simply ring 085 2813477 between 5pm and 8pm on Wednesday 29 January to Sunday 2 February and from Tuesday 4 February to Sunday 9 February Tickets must be collected by 8:10pm on the night that they are book for.

PLAYSCHOOL LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE: Kilfinane Playschool Ltd. have limited spaces left for this coming September for both ECCE and CCS, all application forms and deposits need to be returned to the school by Monday 17 February. Places cannot be kept or booked unless both of these are returned on time. Also now taking bookings for both morning and evening sessions for September 2015, For more information contact Mary Wall on 087 2726627 Mon to Fri 9am to 3pm.

KILFINANE PLAY SCHOOL FUNDRAISER: Kilfinane Play School Ltd. will hold a Fundraiser on Saturday 1 February, in O’Shaughnessy’s Bar. As the playschool is a non-profitable organisation, the organisers would be very grateful if all parents could help to support this event by buying tickets and attending on the night. Thank you all support big or small is so valuable to the playschool. Tickets @ €5 are on sale from committee members.

KILFINANE ATHLETIC CLUB: County 4 Mile Championship The first club event of the year took place in Rathkeale last Sunday 26th. Our men’s team of Vincent O Donnell, Martin Hennessy, Greg Ryan and Joe O Brien competed strongly but came up just short of a bronze team medal. Edel Hennessy and Siobhan Colclough were our representatives in the women’s race. Both runners put in good performances in what was a strong field.. Juvenile Training : It was fantastic to see such a large turnout of kids last Thursday. There is clearly a large pool of athletic talent to be found in Kilfinane. However, as with all athletic clubs we do need to register juveniles with Athletics Ireland so that we can progress with official training. With this in mind, we have taken the decision to reschedule the start of our athletics program until mid February. As a club, we want to provide the best possible program for the young athletes who turned up and took part in training. A letter and registration form will be distributed to the pupils of Kilfinane NS during the week. It can also be emailed to any parent via kilfinaneac@hotmail.com. Adult Training : Alongside the kids training, there is also our normal training from 7- 8pm on Thursday evenings. No matter what level of fitness, everyone is welcome to attend. We are hoping that the beginners who started training with us will continue working towards the fit for life 5k in Ballygiblin on Sunday 23 February. As with every week, we really would encourage anyone who wants to start out running to join us for a training session and see how you get on. Trail Run Sunday 9 February : We are hoping to have a training run around the scenic trails of the Ballyhoura’s. Full details will be published next week but we will have a range of distances from 3 miles to 14 miles.

TEAM BALLYHOURA VISIT THE VALLEYS : Team Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Club had a great time last weekend at the recently opened Bike Park Wales. The club took full advantage of the excellent facilities and uplift service to ride the best blue, red and black grade trials that Wales has to offer. The club also took part in a traditional cross country ride at Afan Forest Park near Neath.

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